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as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in execution
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievement
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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as in education
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
what his wife lacked in traditional accomplishment she made up for with a great generosity of spirit
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Recent Examples of accomplishment
Creating a brand that uplifts underrepresented communities is my proudest accomplishment.
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Your cooperation with them could result in some serious accomplishments today.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Surpassing its previous accomplishments like walking, jumping, and performing human-like backflips, the newer Unitree G1 has demonstrated even more advanced maneuvers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
His accomplishments highlight both his teamwork and drive for excellence.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Your cooperation with them could result in some serious accomplishments today.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Surpassing its previous accomplishments like walking, jumping, and performing human-like backflips, the newer Unitree G1 has demonstrated even more advanced maneuvers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
His accomplishments highlight both his teamwork and drive for excellence.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accomplishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishment
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Starbucks’ success was forged on the back of a growing demand for Western luxuries, as well as a strategy of adapting p roducts for the market –– to appeal to customers beyond China’s top-tier cities.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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And so getting another player who can get pressure on the quarterback in key situations, those guys are always going to be paramount to our success.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Great focus, play and execution in all four quarters would mean a national title.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the hours before her execution, longtime friend Dawn Botkins said Wuornos finally called herself a serial killer.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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But when that third victory comes in Game 7, after a start and a win the night before, the achievement echoes through the hallowed corridors of Cooperstown.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sauer’s greatest achievement, though, may have been in Brazilian emeralds.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
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But Jesmore said talking to his grandson about the design of the new world headquarters, which will be more open-concept for collaboration rather than individual offices, was an education.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Abigail Spanberger, our candidate, three pillars to her campaign, affordability, jobs, and education, which is about kids, but also about our workforce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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But despite the production’s accomplished period physical trappings, there’s an air of very 21st-century thinking here — particularly in depictions of gender-blur and adult same-sex love within the Arab world — that feels more like wish-fulfillment than the film is prepared to acknowledge.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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These are warehouses located near major ports designed to minimize ground transportation expenses and streamline the flow of goods into its wider fulfillment network.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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This realization helped inspire her latest project, the podcast Desperately Devoted, which has her re-watching the show alongside her daughter, Emerson Tenney, 27, and Andrea Bowen, 35, who played her TV daughter.—
Galina Espinoza,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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That realization birthed both the Tampa Bay Fashion Experience (TBFE) and the Tampa Bay Fashion Foundation.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over two decades in the making, the $1 billion museum -- set close to the famed Pyramids of Giza, just outside the capital Cairo -- is touted by officials as the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization.—
Ayat Al-Tawy,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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It was utilized across many ancient civilizations for artwork, as well as preserving and tanning animal hides.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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The entry of the American brand helped spur the rise of a thriving coffee culture among the burgeoning middle class of a country that traditionally drank tea, and Starbucks soon became a symbol of Western influence in a more affluent China.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The goal of the program, arranged through the hotel concierge, is to encourage discovery of the soul of an area through bold design, local culture, and meaningful connections.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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